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Things to do

Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day. Or choose by the kind of day you’re having.

Previews stay on this site, with no charge. Tickets link out to where you buy them. Free entry needs no ticket, though some places ask you to book.

All things to do

17 to choose from

Maxwell Food CentreFree

Maxwell Food Centre

Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken RiceTickets

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

The Maxwell stall behind the chicken-rice debate

45 min·Chinatown·From S$6

Maxwell Food Centre TourTickets

Maxwell Food Centre Tour

Chicken rice and the rest of the hall, with a guide

2.5 hours·Chinatown·About S$69

Chinatown Free Walking TourFree

Chinatown Free Walking Tour

Temples, shophouses and clan streets, for a tip

2.5 hours·Chinatown·Free

Singapore City GalleryFree

Singapore City Gallery

Free scale model of the city at URA

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Ann Siang Hill & Club StreetFree

Ann Siang Hill & Club Street

Shophouse bars, staircases and the after-work crowd

Evening·Chinatown·Free

A Noodle StoryTickets

A Noodle Story

Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre

45 min·Chinatown·From S$8

Singapore Chinese Cultural CentreFree

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD

1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free

Duxton Plain ParkFree

Duxton Plain Park

A linear park on an old railway trace

30 min·Duxton·Free

Chinatown Night MarketFree

Chinatown Night Market

Souvenirs and snacks on Pagoda Street after dark

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Chinatown Food StreetFree

Chinatown Food Street

Hawker stalls along pedestrianised Smith Street

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Vesak Day Temple CircuitFreeVesak Day, 20 May

Vesak Day Temple Circuit

Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak

Half day·Chinatown·Free

EsquinaTickets

Esquina

Spanish small plates at a Keong Saik counter

2 hours·Chinatown·From S$95

Private Singapore City TourTickets

Private Singapore City Tour

Your own car and guide, from the Merlion to temples

4 hours·Citywide·From S$568

Tickets

Opera Livehouse by Ping Sheh

Saturday-night Chinese opera on Smith Street

1 hour·Chinatown·From S$10

Free

Harmony in Diversity Gallery

A free gallery on Singapore's many faiths

1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·Free

Free

Telok Ayer Park

A lawn with garden swings in the CBD

15 min·Chinatown·Free